HOTS CLUB I MEAN HOST CLUB

[stay_classy_cat]

Who: "Seth" and Voile and YOU
What: HOST CLUB
Where: AE13, on the bottom floor of the student dorms.
When: future-dated a bit to Thursday, 5/16
Warnings: Sexy Nurses and Contests
Warnings redux: dude tag yourself in

Ring ring...

Hello, it's me again~

How's business, pussycat?

Going very well, thank you for asking. That snafu with the production plant under the church put a bit of a bottleneck on the market, but it's not like that's a bad thing. I've already made plenty from it, so no fur off my back. All the chaos in the city is very entertaining.

Ha ha ha, all the better since everyone's pointing fingers at the school now anyway.

I hope you're just as happy on your end.

It is, isn't it.

Yes, how are they going?

That's still a problem? Ugh. What haven't you tried yet?

What if... what about that thing I found under the school?

Yes, that substance it was leaking. I've never seen anything like it before, let alone from a trophy. You still have the samples, don't you?

Yeah.

Oh good.

That sounds promising already~

Tell you what, since you've been working so hard on this, why not give me the prototypes and let me test them out? I have a few targets in mind.

It's Thursday; Graduation/Prom is still a few weeks off but finals are swiftly approaching the students of Smash Academy. Seth has been a busy bee, if not with unscrupulous activities preparing for said finals, then he has been dutifully making Host Club beautiful. More accurately, him and Voile have worked especially hard on this one to help raise money for those suffering from the drug riots and related violence.

Much like any other Host Club session, AE13 has been transformed into something bright, cheery, and very spring-like. Spring has definitely sprung all over the tables and flowery decor here. Food seems to especially be in surplus this session, with tables lining the borders of the room in a sort of buffet style. It's not just cookies, pastries, fruits, or snacks, but there is an entire table dedicated to those with a sweet tooth. (Most are actually not drugged but if you want to have shenanigans, then by all means go for it.) There are still some items exclusive to a menu that necessitate the need for a host/server. Alternatively, you could tell your host to go get stuff at the buffet for you, that is just as practical.

There's surely something here for everyone... and if not, he'll make it happen. As in, he'll make the servers make it happen.


To get this Host Club kicked off, Seth stands, in all his grandiose attire, and clinks a glass with his fork. "If I could have everyone's attention for a moment, please?" Once he has it, he clears his throat.

"First of all, I'd like to welcome you all to this Host Club. Voile and I worked especially hard on it, so thank you for coming. You should know you're not only supporting our efforts but all generous donations and proceedings will go directly to victims afflicted by these recent strings of cruel violence."

"Did you know it was National Nurse's Week last week? I thought it would only be appropriate then to have this Host Club's theme be that of healing--Healing and appreciation for those who work hard to help others, who don't get enough appreciation for their efforts."

"Like poor Rhys! I swear he'd work himself ragged if he gave himself the chance. He needs our love and support, and, if I may direct your attention to our beautiful, charming hostess Voile," Seth waves his hand in the air and points at her, where a well-choreographed spotlight follows up onto the mini-stage erected in the room. "--really, everyone look, she is absolutely stunning in that dress, give her a big round of applause--She will tell you exactly how you can offer a healing hand."

HOST CLUB:
▷ If you want your character to BE SERVED, just sit them down at any table and start making orders.
▷ If you want your character to SERVE, as in you want to put your character in an embarrassing outfit and serve the people sitting at the tables, go right ahead. There are no OOC sign-ups. This session's Host Club's outfit theme is SEXY NURSE. Take your pick of outfit from conservative and modern to increasingly provocative. If you're a server and can't think of any willing/legit reasons why on earth they would be here in a sexy nurse outfit you can assume Seth more or less forced/tricked/convinced/blackmailed your poor unfortunate character into the act.
▷ ONCE YOU PICK server OR served, your character must to stick with it until this Host Club meeting is done, that is the only rule. No escaping, no sneaking out. Seth will CATCH YOU and make you CLEAN DISHES with a TOOTHBRUSH.

HOST CLUB CONTEST:
▶ If you remember how last year's Student/Faculty Auctions went and how the Pokemon Contests work, this may feel familiar. Your character needs to pay a measly $5 entry fee (which will be a charitable donation to help those involved in drug riot incidents) and then they can enter in any of the contest categories; Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Intelligence, and Strength. PERFORM your act of [insert category here] and impress everyone! Get creative, use your Smashing Skills and wow the crowd. If you damage the stage or make a mess, Connor and Flint will probably not be happy with you.
▶ As an audience member, you cast your vote by typing a +1 into your subject title (not unlike the auctions with the dollar amounts). That's it! You can vote as many times as you like, just not for multiple times for the same person in the same category (so no +2's or +3's or +9000's). You can, however, vote for the same person once in each category if they are competing in more than one. You can cast a vote for more than one person per category.
▶ Votes will be tallied up OOCly Thursday or Friday, and we will start a new thread to announce the winner.

Comments

[heartofarapier]

He was so casual with her. She wasn't sure how she felt about it, but she didn't do or say anything to otherwise stop him. Instead, she looked over to Henry and found herself straightening up a bit.

"No, I was just thinking about starting fires. ...Er, campfires, of course."

"Well... No, not especially. I mean, I suppose it did, yes." She laughed a bit sheepishly. "I'm just in a good mood." Then she motioned over to him. "But you look especially pleased. Did you manage to convince Prince Innes to come with you or so?"

[cruelcurse]

"Whoa, Frederick! You're looking especially like a princess today... Did somebody curse you?"

"Prince Innes? Is he here somewhere?" Henry looked around, but couldn't immediately spot him. "No, I didn't. I just sort of walked in here when I noticed something was going on~ I don't regret it, either. Look at all of the sweets! It's amazing, isn't it?"

Henry was thrilled at the prospect of being able to try candy. He'd had maybe a piece or two as a child, but never again did he find that opportunity in his homeland of Plegia.

[heartofarapier]

"Tch. I believe I may have inadvertently ingested something Tharja made."

"No. I don't think so," Eirika answered rather directly. At least she hadn't seen him. And she couldn't picture the gala being something he'd want to be a part of. Likely too noisy and unruly for the grand and gallant Prince of Frelia.

When she tried to imagine him in such a setting, she couldn't resist giving a smile. Then she followed Henry's gaze over to the table of pastries and candies. "You like sweet food, Henry?" she asked him with interest.

[cruelcurse]

"I'd help you with that, but I wonder what kind of effect it'd have on her if I were to reverse it... Hee hee!"

"No, not particularly," he replied simply, holding the rainbow sucker close. "I'm just not sure. I haven't tried many sweet things in my life, but it all looks so yummy~ I don't want to miss out on this opportunity, but I can't stop looking at it all!"

[heartofarapier]

"No. You should be training. Why do you never come to our training sessions?"

"So... You don't particularly like sweet things, but they look so good that you just can't resist." At least that was how it sounded when she heard him. Just how did Innes handle his company so well? Except she knew he didn't.

[cruelcurse]

"This again? Sheesh, talk about a stick in the mud..."

"It's more like, I've never tried any of these before!" he clarified, giggling. "I've had candy once, but it's not common where I'm from. These, though... They're all so pretty, hahaha!"

[heartofarapier]

"Well, if you CAME TO OUR TRAINING SESSIONS, I wouldn't be such a stick in the mud."

"Hm... Most of it is unfamiliar to me also," she agreed. Moving to get a better look, she wound up stopping beside Henry. "Perhaps you should go test some. If you think they're good, I can try some as well."

Because who knew when food could be poisoned. That was still something to keep in consideration.

[cruelcurse]

Henry stared at him and then tried to avoid the situation.

Thanks Eirika, geez.

Okay, Henry wasn't thinking like that because he wasn't aware of that line of prose. Henry hummed, and nodded. "Sure! I'll try something, and tell you what I think."

So he watched the table, letting his eyes drift over the different types of sweets. Some of them seemed like he might be able to guess what it was based on what he'd heard about certain confections (he really had an eye for recognition), but others were things he couldn't figure out. Some of them, in fact, might only be items that could be found in a modern setting - hence why someone like Henry couldn't have possibly heard about it.

He settled on something appealing to him: a cream filled pastry with a chocolate icing, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. A standard éclair: but Henry wasn't sure what it was called. He delicately picked one out and bit into it.

"..." With his back turned to Eirika, it was hard to say what his overall feelings were on the dessert. But in truth, Henry was getting the feeling that he wasn't ready for all of these sweet things. After being so used to nothing but dry, tasteless Plegian culinary concoctions, was he prepared for this overwhelming sweetness? It tasted good, but... Almost too good. He became distracted by his own thoughts.

[heartofarapier]

Frederick proceeded on making Henry's life a living Hell.

She nodded as she listened to him and seemed quite content to stand by patiently and wait for his judgment. Not that she believed anything to be poisoned, but mostly that the food was so different than what they would have had in Magvel, that she wasn't actually sure where to begin. But Henry seemed to know enough of kings and queens, and if his attire wasn't obvious, she had to make the assumption that he was at least remotely familiar with her particular situation.

Perhaps. Or it could have been wishful thinking on her part, she supposed.

When he stood for so long, silent and contemplative, she began to second guess herself. Maybe something was off about them. So instinctively, she moved to stand just a little behind him and reaching over tentatively with her right hand, she tapped at his shoulder gently.

"Henry," she began. "Are you all right?"

[cruelcurse]

He swallowed the bite. No, it wasn't poisoned. It was just that...

"...Overwhelming..." he muttered, turning to face her again, this time without even a forced smile. He even looked a bit sick. Henry wasn't sure how to say he just didn't get to try sweet things very often, and this was, well... All of these things were probably a lot sweeter than he could have imagined. Annnd probably still sweeter than he could handle.

[heartofarapier]

Overwhelming?

Whatever he meant by that, it didn't seem to be good. She offered her free hand over to him to take whatever he'd had left and scouted around. "What if we get you something to drink to counter that?" Because he, in earnest, looked really displeased by the whole experience. And if she knew anything about sweets, Eirika was pretty sure they weren't supposed to have that kind of effect.

[cruelcurse]

He started foaming at the mouth.

"Yeah..." he agreed. In truth, that cream and the chocolate and everything else was making him feel sick, even though he'd only had one bite. Having something to drink was a sound plan.

[heartofarapier]

Considering she didn't trust that he wouldn't... either collapse or something else of that nature, Eirika didn't find herself keen on leaving him to his own. So instead, she motioned to take him by the wrist in hopes of tugging him carefully behind her.

At least to one of the drink tables where he could tell her what he wanted. As soon as she identified exactly what they were up against.

[cruelcurse]

Water was a safe choice, wasn't it? Henry went to get some on his own, not entirely sure how to ask someone else to do something for him. That wasn't really how he worked when he was up against an unpleasant stimulus, so he tried to solve it on his own once the two of them navigated to the table.

...Whatever he grabbed, however, wasn't water. It was clear, it was a liquid, but he neglected to check for carbonation. Because carbonation wasn't something he was used to either. It was a lemon-lime soft drink that he selected instead, and that wasn't about to treat him right either.

So rather than being able to drink water and move on with his life, he took only just a bit of a sip before sneezing the soda everywhere, the carbonation taking him by surprise. Probably all over himself, and on Eirika too. His eyes widened.

"... ...Whoa. Oops." Oops is right.

[heartofarapier]

Did he just sneeze on her? He totally just sneezed on her. And that was a first. Such a first, in fact, that Eirika didn't immediately know how to respond to it. She wasn't even sure it'd happened, honestly. And yet it had, so as she moved to clean herself off, she simply stared at him.

"...Let's not have you drink whatever it is that you... just... picked up."

As Eirika put her words back together, she tried to figure out just how things had degraded to such a level. Some form of Divine Providence, perhaps. She was taking the fall for Innes, perhaps, and she was sure if L'Arachel's words held any weight, he'd have a lot of 'providence' coming his way while they were at the academy.

Then she moved to clean up Henry as well, "Are you all right?"

[cruelcurse]

After he took her offer, he started giggling a little bit. "It was really bubbly," he commented, turning away to cough in his sleeve. "Ahhh, I didn't expect that~ I'm alright, though. Sorry for the trouble..."